The proposed E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center will be built in this parking lot adjacent to Lawlor Events Center and the Joe Crowley Student Union. Photo by Tim Dunn/RGJ

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The University of Nevada, Reno's student population has given the thumbs up to a $30-per-semester student fee that paves the way for two high-priced additions to the school's growing campus.

Nevada's students approved a fee that would create $18 million in revenue for the construction of a $46 million student fitness center and a $25 million Fieldhouse, which would be used primarily as a practice facility for the Wolf Pack, it was announced Monday.

Of the 2,779 students who voted (about 15 percent of the student body), 58.5 percent favored the student fee and 41.5 percent opposed it. The ...